Leelah's Law will get an official response from the White House!

Transgender teen, Leelah Alcorn, tragically committed suicide late last year after leaving a heartbreaking suicide note on her Tumblr page begging everyone who read it to help "fix society" so other teens wouldn't have to endure what she went through.

In honor of Leelah's final wish, a We the People petition was started on whitehouse.gov last month, asking the President of the United States to outlaw LGBT conversion therapy—a controversial form of therapy designed to change a person's sexuality that medical and scientific organizations consider potentially harmful—and call the ban "Leelah's Law" in memory of Leelah. Any petition that gets over 100,000 signatures in a month on the We the People website is guaranteed a response from the Obama administration.

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Well, today marks the last day for the petition to reach its goal, and thanks to LGBT supporters' everywhere dedicated to getting the word out about Leelah's petition, they've surpassed their goal, with 109,275 signatures! Which means Leelah's Law will be addressed by the White House.

Although that doesn't guarentee Leelah's Law will become an actual law, it does mean that it will be on the administration's radar and hopefully help to raise awareness about LGBT issues and prevent another senseless tragedy.

What do you think about Leelah's law getting White House attention? What more do you think needs to be done to help "fix society"? Share your thoughts in the comments below!